Sun.Dec 08, 2024

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In June 2023, the U. S. Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. 1). This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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What to Do If Your College Application is Deferred

Great College Advice

As the first wave of Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED) results arrive in the first few weeks of December, many students may be deferred from the school of their dreams. By being deferred, the college is telling you that it has been unable to make a final decision on your application. You may be within its profile of admitted students but not near the top.

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Expanding Beyond California

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Students

PUC

Whether you need gift ideas for a white elephant party or your college or high school student, we know at least one of these stocking stuffer ideas below will work for you. Anker Portable Charger A power bank is a great gift idea for students so they never run out of battery and can carry it when they go to class or travel. Long Charger Cord For students living in the dorm, a long charger cord will come in handy if there isnt an outlet near their bed to charge their phone overnight.

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Generative AI in Health Education

Higher Education Whisperer

Greetings from the ANU Generative AI in Health Education Symposium in the ANU Moot Court in Canberra. This reports on work to produce and trail guidelines for teaching medical students. This felt like an extension of ASCILITE 2024 in Melbourne last week, as it covered some of the same topics and some of the same people were running the event.

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Climate Change and The Kleptocene: On the Commodification of Sentience (Wendy Lynne Lee)

Higher Education Inquirer

Dear friends and colleagues, I am delighted to be able to tell you that my new book, Climate Change and The Kleptocene: On the Commodification of Sentience is available for pre-order at Bookshop.org. It's also available at Amazon--but let's support local bookstores, shall we? It will be ready to ship December 15th, 2024. I am very excited and hopeful that my work will be useful to my fellows, and I look forward to your feedback, criticism, and even some positive observations.

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The University of Phoenix is Potentially an Albatross

Higher Education Inquirer

The University of Phoenix will be back in Idaho District Court in 2025 unless Apollo Global Management can find another buyer for the school. Apollo Group, the primary owner of the University of Phoenix, has been trying to unload the school for years. Although the University of Phoenix appears to be a profitable institution, it has potential liabilities, including hundreds of millions of dollars in Borrower Defense to Repayment fraud claims that the US Department of Education could claw back fro